UC Davis Patients: You Have a Choice
UC Davis Fertility Center is transitioning patient care for its Northern California IVF and other fertility services effective July 1, 2011. If you are affected by this transition, you will be making a change and you have a choice.
As you consider your choices, consider the following:
Success rates
Success is what you are after. Here are National resources to help you make your selection:
What you will find is that NCFMC has among the highest Northern California IVF success rates. You will also find that our volume is highest in the region, with vast experience across a broad base of patients. Our success rates are high because we create realistic and individualized IVF treatment plans catered for each patient.
Physicians
4 Board Certified physicians, with combined experience of over 75 years in treating infertility, including an on-site urologist for men, focus on each patient individually. No “batching” of patients (forcing a change in your cycle to fit clinical schedules), NCFMC is open 365 days a year. Your plan for treatment and care will be exactly that… yours.
Laboratory
Although “behind the scenes”, the lab is a significant factor in IVF success rates. NCFMC is CAP Certified (http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal). If you checked success rates on the CDC or SART sites, you noticed that laboratory accreditation is important enough to list on IVF success rate reports. Not all clinics in the area are certified to these national standards. NCFMC has been a member of SART for nearly two decades.
Embryo storage
If you have frozen embryos, even 5 years old or older, you do have options other than discarding them, such as transferring the embryos to an adoption center, research center or another IVF clinic. Our lab staff is available to help you evaluate the options, and will even arrange for embryo transfer if that is the right choice for you.
Insurance
Make sure you get maximum benefit from your insurance. NCFMC is a provider on 23 insurance plans, and has provider affiliations with all area medical groups. If you choose to go to a non-provider, you could have higher out of pocket costs and deductibles. You may be told insurance will be billed, but how much insurance will pay can be improved significantly by choosing a contracted provider.
We encourage you to ask questions. UC Davis is telling you to make a change. Wherever you decide to go is ultimately up to you. Clinical records will be transferred to whomever you choose. However, IVF success rates, personal experience, and insurance arrangements are not transferrable. Check into these carefully, and then make your choice.
For more information, or if you have questions, contact Denise Koenes, Clinic Administrator, at DKoenes@ncfmc.com or 916-773-BABY (916-773-2229), or email one of our physicians directly: